2 Samuel 18:16
16 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops stopped pursuing Israel, for Joab halted them.
Other Translations of 2 Samuel 18:16
King James Version
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
English Standard Version
16 Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them.
The Message
16 Joab then blew the ram's horn trumpet, calling off the army in its pursuit of Israel.
New King James Version
16 So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.
New Living Translation
16 Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:16
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:9-18
(Read 2 Samuel 18:9-18)
Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God.